![]() ![]() This quote demonstrates that adversities that soldiers faced during war shaped their characters in a way that helped them see the pure and non-idealized side of life in a military conflict. As Taffler, one of the novel’s characters, says, “all you get in this war,’ he said, ‘is one little David against another … Just a bunch of stone-throwers” (Findley, 2014, p. The war does not seem as heroic when soldiers risk their lives and abide by orders. ![]() He notices how the system disrupts when it is viewed from within. The main character’s perception of war and the order in the military system deteriorates his beliefs in the ultimate purpose of war. However, the adversities that Robert Ross experiences are far-reaching and entail the worldview shifts that lead to character-forming. In the novel by Findley (2014), the suffering caused by the military conflict is an inevitable part of the plot and the development of the characters. ![]() On the other hand, it shapes the characters of readers who face the adversities through the lens of literature and train their characters through insights and catharsis. In particular, on the one hand, it relates to the shaping of the character of the protagonist, Robert Ross. The claim that adversity is the most important factor in shaping character is addressed in The Wars at different levels. ![]()
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